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Carry out selective breeding for family creation for fin fish on an
aquaculture facility
Level
4
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
selective breeding; and carry out selective breeding for family creation, of fin
fish on an aquaculture facility.
Subfield
Seafood
Domain
Aquaculture
Status
Registered
Status date
19 September 2008
Date version published
19 September 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
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This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
Definitions
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures that are
communicated in an oral or written form. These requirements must include legislative
requirements and company safety procedures, and may include but are not limited to –
industry codes of practice and standards.
Family creation refers to the production of future breeding stock with selected traits and
characteristics.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of selective breeding of fin fish on an aquaculture facility.
Performance criteria
1.1
Stock history is explained in terms of targets and stock performance of the
company.
1.2
Stock data is gathered and analysed in terms of the selective breeding
objectives of the company.
1.3
Differences in family stock and production stock are explained.
Range
may include but is not limited to – growth, maturation, inbreeding,
quality traits.
1.4
The differences in family stock are explained in terms of the impact on creating
families for fin fish, and desirable traits outlined in the selective breeding
objectives.
1.5
The process of selective breeding is explained in accordance with company
requirements.
Element 2
Carry out selective breeding for family creation of fin fish on an aquaculture facility.
Performance criteria
2.1
Stock for family creation is identified and selected in accordance with company
requirements.
2.2
Equipment and resources are prepared in accordance with company
requirements.
2.3
Stock is selectively bred in accordance with company requirements.
2.4
Documentation is completed in accordance with company requirements.
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Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation at standards@primaryito.ac.nz
if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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